As I connect with educators, I hear a common trend: many districts that moved from traditional...
Learning and Teaching
The 4 Ps of Teaching, Learning, and Leading in a Pandemic
As I have met with educators and lead professional learning or design sessions, I have been asking...
To Engage Students, Focus on Connection Over Content
Trapped, distant, uncertain, and unfocused. These are just a few of the words that students used...
Using Feedback to Build a Sense of Connection, Purpose, and Ownership
As a beginning teacher, I remember grading my student essays and marking up the margins with...
4 Alternatives to Teaching In Person and Online Simultaneously
Whether it's in one-on-one conversations, facilitating meetings with leaders, reading blogs and...
4 Ways to Increase Engagement in Distance Learning (and In Person)
I participated in a distance learning institute recently where over 500 educators were asked how...
5 Ways That Teachers Are Using Breakout Rooms to Create More Learner-Centered Experiences in Distance Learning
I have talked with many educators who are anxious about creating breakout rooms for fear of...
5 Ways to Activate Learner Agency in Distance Learning
One observation that has stuck with me throughout the last few months is that the pandemic has...
Dr. Katie Martin
Dr. Katie Martin is the author of Learner-Centered Innovation and VP of Leadership and Learning at Altitude Learning. She teaches in the graduate school of Education at High Tech High and is on the board of Real World Scholars. Learn More.
LEARNER-CENTERED INNOVATION
Favortie Posts
Setting Goals and Aligning our Learner-Centered Systems
I love Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead podcast and recently she had on James Clear to talk about his...
Why You Should Allow Students to Retake Tests
Many students are in different places with what they know and are able to do. As we are settling...
3 Ways to Empathize With Learners To Meet Them Where They Are
It’s a common refrain to say be the teacher that you needed. On the surface level, this makes...
Designing Authentic Projects
Despite the efforts of educators, and initiatives, the Gallup poll highlights that too often...